12-Week Weight Loss Challenge: Week 5 (March 7, 2015 - March 13, 2015)

Week 5 is over... 7 more weeks to go and some of us are struggling a bit with our motivation. To help get us motivated, we will have a drawing at the end of the week for a fun prize! All participants that report their weight by Friday, 4:30 PM and have lost some weight (even a little) will be eligible for the drawing.  Please tell your fellow participants and good luck to us all!
See below the results to date!

Participant Number Cumulative Percentage Lost #31 -5.50% #35 -4.90% #5 -4.50% #13 -4.30% #34 -4.20% #12 -4.10% #7 -4.10% #2 -4.00% #22 -4.00% #3 -3.80% #21 -3.80% #4 -3.00% #16 -2.20% #1 -2.10% #10 -1.80% #30 -1.70% #23 -1.60% #15 -1.50% #20 -1.50% #8 -1.40% #14 -1.30% #26 -1.30% #6 -0.60% #28 -0.20% #25 -0.20% #9 0.00%

Healthy Tip:

As I was searching the internet for something that could motivate us in our weight loss goals, I came across a blog entitled “21 Weight Loss Tips You Have Probably Never Tried." (www.listotic.com.)  For the remaining 7 weeks of our Weight Loss Challenge, I will share a few of her tips.  

Tip #1.  Make Motivational Notes To Yourself

Sticky Notes! They work wonders in helping you stay motivated! Write inspirational quotes on them and place them in places that you visit often during the day such as your bathroom mirror, refrigerator, the snack cabinet, your desk, and so on.

If you sit at a desk most of the day, purchase a small chalk board and write something on it that is inspiring to you. You can change it daily depending on what your motivational needs are.

  

Healthy Recipe:

Pan-Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients:

·         1 cup chopped fresh pineapple

·         2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion

·         2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

·         1 tablespoon rice vinegar

·         1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

·         Cooking spray

·         4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1/2-inch thick)

·         1/2 teaspoon salt 

Preparation:
 

Combine first 5 ingredients (through pepper) in a bowl; set aside.

Heat a nonstick grill pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt. Cook fish 4 minutes on each side or until it flakes easily when tested with a fork. Top with salsa.
 

 

Nutritional Information:

Calories per serving:	294
Calories from fat:	41%
Fat per serving:	13.2g
Saturated fat per serving:	3.1g
Monounsaturated fat per serving:	5.7g
Polyunsaturated fat per serving:	3.2g
Protein per serving:	36.4g
Carbohydrates per serving:	5.6g
Fiber per serving:	0.6g
Cholesterol per serving:	87mg
Iron per serving:	0.8mg
Sodium per serving:	375mg
Calcium per serving:	26mg